Has an AFL game ever ended 61-53?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 61-53 5 times. It first happened on May 22, 1920, when Fitzroy beat Collingwood, and most recently on August 8, 2010, when Footscray beat Adelaide.
That makes 61-53 the 633rd most common final score out of 6,649 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 62-53 has happened 3 times and 61-54 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 55 years, between 1955 and 2010.
Every 61-53 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-08 | Footscray over Adelaide | 2010 | |
| 1955-08-27 | Geelong over Essendon | 1955 | Playoff |
| 1951-09-08 | Essendon over Footscray | 1951 | Playoff |
| 1921-08-27 | Carlton over Essendon | 1921 | |
| 1920-05-22 | Fitzroy over Collingwood | 1920 |
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